Talk about a city building a big ego: another set of "Best of..." awards have been bestowed to some of Seattle's finest culinary talent in Travel + Leisure Magazine's "50 Best New U.S. Restaurants." The judges were set on finding restaurants and chefs that owned a sense of culinary ambition--okay, crazy enough to dare to open in a shaky economy--who also brought a warm, welcoming and innovative approach when it came time to cooking a meal. Entire list of restaurants after the jump. more ›

Last week, Dishin' delivered the scoop on fried shrimp heads from our favorite sushi restaurant in Seattle. more ›